Bachelor of
Exercise and Sport Sciences (Honours)

Overview

Become a professional leader in the field of exercise science, with the skills and knowledge to help build stronger athletes and healthier communities.

Want to help elite athletes be the best they can be, get your community fit and healthy, or rehabilitate injury in healthy people wanting to be more physically active?

Through the Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Sciences (Honours), you’ll develop the expertise to become an Accredited Exercise Scientists (AES) or Accredited Sport Scientist (AspS), helping people recover from injury, maximising the performance of elite athletes, promoting healthy ageing and generally improving people’s health and wellbeing.

You'll explore the complex nature of human movement and how the body reacts to acute and chronic physical activity pursuits such as general fitness regimens, recreational activities and elite sports. You'll have the opportunity to study the biology, technology, behaviour and best practices that underpin exercise and sport sciences.

As a graduate, you'll be eligible to apply for membership of the peak national accrediting body, Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA), as an Accredited Exercise Scientist and an Accredited Sport Scientist.

How you'll learn

Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.

Lectures

Tutorials

Work placements

Overseas study

Research experience

Laboratory work

Fieldwork

Workshops

Placements and work experience

You will undertake 500 hours of supervised professional practice in a range of settings that includes sporting academies and institutes, professional sporting teams (e.g. Brisbane Broncos, Queensland Firebirds and Brisbane Roar), hospitals and local government and a variety of health care organisations and fitness facilities.

During your placements, you will have the opportunity to apply your theoretical knowledge acquired through coursework to practice and develop your skills in real life settings.

A variety of sessional professional practical experiences are available from your second year before commencing full-time block placements in years 3 and 4.

Please note, some placement providers require students to provide a criminal history check and the students allocated to these placement providers will be required to supply this.

Clinical placements may be outside of the Brisbane metropolitan area where you will be required to fund your travel, accommodation and daily living expenses.

This program has pre-placement requirements which must be met prior to commencement of the program or a placement course. Further details can be found on the Placement Ready website.

What you'll study

At UQ, degrees are called 'programs' and subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study in this program:

Career possibilities

Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:

Sport scientist

Exercise scientist

Biomechanist

Cardiac scientist

Community recreation and fitness officer

Respiratory technician

Strength and conditioning specialist

Health promotion officer

Graduate salary

Health services & support (undergraduate)

$59K–$62K

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Professional memberships

When you graduate, you may be eligible for memberships with the following professional organisations. Contact the organisation to find out how to become a member.

Exercise & Sports Science Australia

Program accreditation

The Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Sciences (Honours) is accredited by:

Exercise & Sports Science Australia

“The labs and gyms that HMNS has access to are very high quality, providing students with a breadth and quality of learning not accessible at other universities.”

Jordan Desbrow

Graduate, Bachelor of Exercise & Sports Sciences (Honours)

“The significant improvements in the quality of life that I have seen in clients through exercise intervention is greatly satisfying. Working with clients has enabled us to apply our clinical knowledge and judgement, and improvise with clients on the spot.”

Kenneth Chen

Graduate, Bachelor of Exercise Sports Sciences (Honours)

“The labs and gyms that HMNS has access to are very high quality, providing students with a breadth and quality of learning not accessible at other universities.”

Jordan Desbrow

Graduate, Bachelor of Exercise & Sports Sciences (Honours)

“The significant improvements in the quality of life that I have seen in clients through exercise intervention is greatly satisfying. Working with clients has enabled us to apply our clinical knowledge and judgement, and improvise with clients on the spot.”

Prerequisites

Prerequisites

Entry score threshold

OP

Rank

IB

6

89

33

These are the lowest adjusted scores we made an offer to in Semester 1, 2020. Entry scores are based on the most recent Semester 1 intake and are updated in April each year. Meeting the threshold doesn't guarantee admission.

Additional application information

At the end of year 1, you must obtain, and hold for the duration of the program, a current First Aid Certificate (including CPR) and Blue Card. You may also be required to provide evidence that you do not carry blood borne transmissible viruses or tuberculosis (TB) and comply with a schedule of immunisations. For more information, visit http://habs.uq.edu.au/placement-ready.

For applicants who need to provide evidence of English proficiency, please note that this program requires a higher level of English language proficiency than the UQ minimum.

This program may be completed part-time, however, semesters that include a placement must be studied full-time.

Additional application information

At the end of year 1, you must obtain, and hold for the duration of the program, a current First Aid Certificate (including CPR) and Blue Card. You may also be required to provide evidence that you do not carry blood borne transmissible viruses or tuberculosis (TB) and comply with a schedule of immunisations. For more information, visit http://habs.uq.edu.au/placement-ready.

Entry score range

This table shows the range of entry scores for recent secondary students offered a place in the B Exercise and Sport Sc(Hons) for Semester 1, 2020

Fees and Scholarships

Government assistance

Financial aid

Indicative annual fee

AUD $38,496

Indicative annual fee 2020

This indicative annual fee is the cost of enrolling in the Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Sciences (Honours) for the 2020 academic year. It is calculated based on a standard full-time study load (16 units per academic year).

If you enrol in a larger or smaller study load, your fees will be calculated on a proportionate basis. All fees are reviewed annually.

Centrelink support

Indicative annual fee

AUD $8,856

Indicative annual fee 2020 Commonwealth supported place

This indicative annual fee is the approximate cost of enrolling in a Commonwealth supported place (CSP) in the Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Sciences (Honours) for the 2020 academic year. It is calculated based on a standard full-time study load (16 units over two semesters).

Actual fees will vary according to your choice of courses and their unit value. The Australian Government indexes fees each year.